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TROUBLE SHOOTING
MAKE SURE THE MACHINE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND UNPLUGGED FROM THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE PERFORM-
ING ANY MAINTENANCE OR ADJUSTMENTS.
PREMATURE BLADE DULLING
Blade teeth too coarse
Use finer tooth blade
Speed too high
Reduce speed
Feed pressure too high
Reduce feed pressure with cylinder
Hard spots or scale on material
Reduce speed, increase feed pres-
sure
Hardening of material
Increase feed pressure by tighten-
ing the cylinder lock knob
Blade twists
Replace the blade and adjust its
tension
Insufficient blade tension
Tension the blade
Blade slides
Tension the blade
BLADE IS TWISTING
Bending blade
Reduce feed pressure
Blade tension too high
Reduce blade tension
BROKEN TEETH
Blade teeth too coarse
Use finer tooth blade
Pressure too high or speed too slow Reduce pressure, increase speed
Vibrating workpiece
Clamp the workpiece properly
Excessive chips
Use thicker tooth blade or brush reg-
ularly to remove chips
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
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